Fossel Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Fossel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fossel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Fössel (31) are calculated separately.

Fossel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fossel Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fossel is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Fössel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fossel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,701,480th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Fossel are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Fossel is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 16 percent live, Colorado, where 12 percent live and Wyoming, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 10 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Fossel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fossel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 556 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fossel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fossel last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Fossel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.33% more than the national average, earning $60,981 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fössel9431/
Foessel92773/
Fossell92189/
Foissel9238/
Foussel9215/
Fosel912/
Foussell8612/
Fessel832,067/
Füssel831,794/
Fassel83988/
Vossel83395/
Fussel83287/
Foisel83184/
Fousel8396/
Fossil8345/
Fohsel8316/
Foesel8314/
Fossyl8312/
Foseld831/
Fosell831/
Foysel831/
Fosael830/
Foshel830/
Foscel830/
Fosl806/
Fussell778,134/
Faessel77481/
Fasselt77194/
Fassell7789/
Fasseel7759/
Fessell7741/
Voissel7729/
Feussel778/
Foehsel776/
Vossell772/
Fouhsel772/
Faussel771/
Fassiel771/
Foiseul771/
Foshell770/
Fousell770/
Fottsel770/
Foushel770/
Foisele770/
Fasel734,061/
Fesel73425/
Fösel73257/
Vosel73118/
Fosil7382/
Fotel7346/
Fosle7330/
Fusel7327/
Foßel739/
Fozel737/
Fäsel737/
Foxel731/
Faessell711/
Fusseell711/
Voshsell711/
Fottsell710/
Fuschsel710/
Feessell710/
Fassil674,254/
Fol673,932/
Vassel672,390/
Vessel671,088/
Fausel67878/
Foutel67723/
Foxell67222/
Faseel67216/
Fahsel67147/
Fasoel6798/
Foisil6795/
Faselt6774/
Faesel6747/
Fehsel6746/
Fuscel6743/
Foizel6725/
Faasel6725/
Fussil6723/
Voisel6719/
Fusell6714/
Vossil6714/
Fasselová678/
Fasiel678/
Foußel676/
Fousil675/
Fuhsel674/
Fajsel674/
Foitel673/
Fouzel672/
Feesel672/
Fashel672/
Fessil672/
Fusiel672/
Fojtel672/
Vohsel672/
Foucel672/
Feseel671/
Feusel671/
Faszel671/
Fotell671/
Fottel671/
Footel671/
Voesel671/
Voosel671/
Füxsel671/
Fushel671/
Fochel671/
Fociel671/
Fasell670/
Fesell670/
Vosell670/
Feszel670/
Fozell670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fossel
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